[wg-all] Last Chance to Save on OGF21

[john.ehrig at ogf.org]

Pre-event registration for OGF21 closes this Friday, September 28.  This is
your last chance to save up to $100 off the on-site registration fee. We
have had two great events this year and we expect to end the year with
increased momentum around our standards, research, and enterprise
activities. Please register today at
http://www.ogf.org/OGF21/events_regstrtn_ogf21.php

OGF21 (Seattle, Washington October 15-19) will feature an exceptional
technical working group program, workshops on software solutions and
scientific applications, and an enterprise track focused on Grid use in IT
data centers:
**TECHNICAL PROGRAM: Over 80 sessions dedicated to advancing the work of
OGF's research, community and working groups including OGSA, Reference
Model, Virtualization, GLUE, SAGA, GRAAP, and many more.  Also, learn about
the SC07 demonstration plans of the HPC Profile, GIN and Byte I/O groups. 
**WORKSHOPS:
 - Web 2.0: This full day workshop features presentations on research and
commercial applications of Web 2.0 technology including HPC,
Cyberinfrastructure, Semantic Research, Social Networking and more. 
 - Geospatial: This half day workshop is a collaboration with the Open
Geospatial Consortium (OGC). Engage on topics such as grid-enabling the
OGC's Web Processing Service and a NSF proposal on Community-based Data
Interoperability Networks.
 - GridNet2: this workshop will highlight the work of the UK eScience at the
OGF and in related standards bodies and encourage work across different
working groups. 
**SOFTWARE AND SOLUTIONS: The software and solution track features over a
dozen sessions dedicated to open-source and commercial software providers
discussing their offerings and interacting with grid users and managers on
desired features. The software providers will also participate in a
round-table discussion on critical requirements to the interoperation of
production grids around the world, as identified by OGF's GIN Working Group.
**ENTERPRISE: This full day track is dedicated to the emerging application
of Grids in enterprises. Sessions will focus on thought leadership and case
studies of Grid deployments in the IT data center, grids and server
virtualization and data caching applications. Presentations by Boeing, SAS,
Platform Computing, Oracle, Gemstone, Gigaspaces, Intel and others are
anticipated.

To view the program schedule, visit
http://www.ogf.org/gf/event_schedule/?event_id=8. 

OGF21 sponsorship opportunities are also still available.  By sponsoring
OGF21, you will position your organization as a Grid thought leader and
innovator and build brand awareness and visibility within the grid
community.  http://www.ogf.org/OGF21/events_sponsorship_ogf21.php

Don't forget, register today and save
http://www.ogf.org/OGF21/events_regstrtn_ogf21.php
 
Regards,

John Ehrig
Open Grid Forum
Enterprise and Marketing Program Manager
925 275-6677
www.ogf.org
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